Diablo 4 Mythics Patch: July 14 Buffs Explained

A complete overview of the patch notes for this Diablo 4 Mythics patch, scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, has just surfaced ahead of the official release across all platforms. On the menu: a real boost to Mythic items, a season system that's finally worth engaging with, and a list of fixes touching nearly every class. Blizzard already confirmed a Mythics fix a few days ago, here's the full breakdown.

July 14 Patch: More Superior Keys and Pandemonium Fragments

The seasonal reputation board will now be accessible directly from waypoints. No more need to head back to town to collect your rewards, a real time-saver for daily farming.

The Death Toll Chamber, a season mechanic that's been largely ignored so far due to underwhelming rewards, is changing status. It will now guarantee at least one Superior Lair Key on every run.

These keys are used to fight the Pandemonium Threshold boss, which already has a high Mythic drop rate that's being increased even further in this patch. The Death Toll Chamber becomes a step you can no longer skip if you want to score a Mythic item.

• Seasonal reputation board available at waypoints
• Death Toll Chamber: at least 1 Superior Lair Key guaranteed per run
• Corrupted Reaper: 2 Pandemonium Fragments instead of 1 (up to 4 by opening both chests, guaranteed from Torment 12)
• Mythic recipe cost reduced from 5 to 4 Pandemonium Fragments, a 20% saving

The Corrupted Reaper also gets a major boost. It will now drop two Pandemonium Fragments instead of one, and that number increases with your Torment level. At Torment 12, two fragments are guaranteed per chest, so four in total by opening both chests on a single kill.

These fragments are used to upgrade Mythic items in the Horadric Cube. Good news here too: the Mythic recipe now requires 4 fragments instead of 5, a 20% cost reduction for every upgrade.

Repeatable Glints of Hope, obtained through the reputation board, will also guarantee a Pandemonium Fragment as a reward. They're easy to find during Helltides, making them a reliable source once the patch is live.

A word of advice before rushing to farm these resources this week: hold on to your Pandemonium Fragments and Glints of Hope until July 14. Spending them now would mean missing out on the increased drop rate and the reduced recipe cost brought by this Diablo 4 Mythics patch.

Second change, and an even bigger one. The chance that a naturally obtained Mythic is an Iconic Mythic is increasing. Iconics include the game's classic items, such as The Grandfather, Melted Heart of Selig, Ring of Starless Skies, El'Druin Sword of Justice, Harlequin Crest, or Heir of Perdition.

To put the current rarity into perspective, one player who logged 160 hours this season found only a single Iconic Mythic on the ground: El'Druin Sword of Justice. A few Broken Vows were added on top thanks to gambling on polearms, a fairly reliable method, but no other Iconic dropped naturally in all that time.

The patch doesn't specify a percentage. All we know is that the chance is increasing, without knowing by how much. An efficient player who only farms Lair Bosses for several hundred hours often finishes an entire season without a single Iconic. A marginal increase wouldn't be enough to change the situation.

One thing remains unchanged. You still can't equip two crafted Mythics at the same time via the Horadric Cube. The limit of one such item worn simultaneously is kept despite these adjustments.

These two fixes don't work alone. Combined with the guaranteed Superior Lair Key from the Death Toll Chambers and the extra Pandemonium Fragments, this Diablo 4 Mythics patch could finally solve the rarity problem weighing down this season.

The Warlock shares the same fate. No new power buff on the horizon, only technical adjustments with no real impact on in-game performance.

The Spiritborn isn't getting any fixes either. That's because the class is currently climbing the rankings thanks to a bug affecting Concussive Stomp combined with a specific rune. This combination grants up to 500% extra damage, putting the Spiritborn just behind the Rogue on the Torment 150 charts.

The Rogue remains the most blatant case. The infinite damage bug, present since the Lord of Hatred release two months ago, still hasn't been fixed. The patch only addresses a side issue where Shadow Clone could trigger an extra Sanctuary effect. On the leaderboards, Rogue players clear Torment 150 with only five active skills, wear the tankiest gear possible, and don't even need to use their full kit anymore. This bug has been dragging on for two months, and nothing suggests it will be fixed before the next season.

Class	Tier Reached	Status
Rogue	Torment 150	Infinite damage bug still active
Spiritborn	Torment 150	Concussive Stomp + rune bug, +500% damage
Druid	Torment 150	Legitimate performance
Barbarian	Torment 145	Good performance with no known exploit
Sorcerer	Mid-tier ranking	Only one truly competitive build
Paladin	Struggles to clear Torment 130	Last place, no buff in this patch
Warlock	Bottom of the rankings	No buff, minor fixes only
Necromancer	Bottom of the rankings	Left out of this patch

The gap between classes is stark. Rogue, Spiritborn, and Druid dominate Torment 150, the Barbarian follows closely at 145, while Paladin, Warlock, and Necromancer remain behind. The Sorcerer holds on thanks to a single genuinely strong build. Beyond this Diablo 4 Mythics patch, a real class balance pass will likely have to wait for the next season.

All the Official Fixes From This Diablo 4 Mythics Patch, Translated

Blizzard has published the full list of fixes for this Diablo 4 Mythics patch (Build 3.1.1). Here's the complete list translated into English, in addition to the points already covered above on the season system, the Mythic item bug, and class balance.

Death Awakening Season Fixes

• The Seasonal Reputation Board now appears in towns.
• Deathtoll Chambers now guarantee at least one Superior Lair Key at high Torment levels.
• The Corrupted Reaper now grants two Pandemonium Fragments instead of one.
• The repeatable Glints of Hope reputation reward guarantees a Pandemonium Fragment.
• The Mythic recipe cost changes from 5 to 4 Pandemonium Fragments.
• Progress for the seasonal rank objective Terrorize the Night has been fixed.
• Several bugs have been fixed related to the Nemesis Lair, Tower rewards, the Dark Haven dungeon, and Whispers Cache loot.

Expansion Class Adjustments

• Paladin: Holy damage now displays correctly in the Stats and Materials tab.
• Spiritborn: Stinger damage has been reduced, the Fiery Soul visual effect has been resized as it was too large, and the Wyrdskin gloves visibility issue has been fixed.
• Warlock: Soul Shard selection is clearer, the attack speed calculation in the Brutal Aspect tooltip has been corrected, the stack persistence of the Fulcrum of Mefis Talisman Set has been fixed, the interaction between the Mefis set's 2-piece and 3-piece bonuses now works correctly, and stack removal errors for Flesh of Abbadon have been resolved.
• War Plans: cursed vermin no longer spawn in town during Helltides, boss loot has been fixed for the Colossal Foe and Malignant Invasion mutators, Whispers ambush loot has been repaired, the power gain from the Corrupted Reaper mutator has been restored, Planar Tremors no longer applies to Chaos Rift monsters, and the bug preventing pinning of El'Druin's Marks in the Currency tab has been fixed.
• Misc: spawn overlap for Invasion Portals has been fixed, progress for Rathma's quest "The Weight of a Blade" works again, and El'Druin Sword of Justice joins the Unique Mythic Item Cache.

Base Game Fixes

• Barbarian: the Challenging Shout Bawl variant has been adjusted, as its decay could be greater than intended.
• Druid: the damage stacking of the Storm Shepherd's Call Talisman set has been fixed.
• Rogue: Shadow Clone no longer triggers extra Sanctuary effects in the Death Toll Chamber.
• The fight against Duriel no longer has positioning issues.
• Lair Bosses can now drop Mythic items.
• The chance of getting an Iconic Mythic rarity is increasing on natural Mythic drops.
• Wardrobe icons have been made consistent.
• Performance and stability improvements have been made to the game.

This Diablo 4 Mythics patch marks a real turning point for the endgame rare item hunt. To go further, check out our article on Blizzard's announcement of the Mythics fix and our guide to efficiently farming Mythics, Uniques, and Pandemonium Fragments while you wait for the patch. Also check out all our updated Season 14 builds to prep your gear before July 14.